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Since constitutional arrangements are what make politics work, they are a central concern of political theory. This book is the first comprehensive exploration of the political theory of constitutions.

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Lane conducts a Cook's tour of constitutionalism. Elementary yet intelligent, his book is suitable for both undergraduates and graduate students. No concise text like it is to be found in the recent literature, yet it surveys a major topic in political theory that must engage anyone concerned with the present worldwide movement toward democracy. Lane's outline of the origins and history of constitutional thought and practice considers key questions and definitions and looks closely at contemporary concepts and applications. He neglects the relevance of constitutionalism neither to moral questions nor to contemporary schools of theory, including public choice and neoinstitutional analysis. Lane also shows Plato's question, "What is the best constitution?" returning in new guises to today's political debates and conflicts (e.g., "Is the parliamentary or presidential republic the more appropriate regime for the modern world?"). A timely text for a world busily attempting to create democratic constitutions. C. A. Linden George Washington University